Joe Perry (snooker player)

Joe Perry
Born (1974-08-13) 13 August 1974 (age 50)
Wisbech, England
Sport country England
NicknameThe Gentleman[1]
Professional1992–present
Highest ranking8 (December 2016)[2]
Current ranking 45 (as of 26 August 2024)
Century breaks371 (as of 31 August 2024)
Tournament wins
Ranking2
Minor-ranking2

Joe Perry (born 13 August 1974) is an English professional snooker player from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. Nicknamed "the Gentleman", Perry climbed the rankings steadily after turning professional in 1992 and reached the Top 16 for the first time in 2002.[3]

His first ranking final came at the 2001 European Open and he had to wait another 13 years for a second which came at the 2014 Wuxi Classic. Perry won his first ranking title at the 2015 Players Championship Grand Final, at the age of 40 and in his 23rd season as a professional. He also won the minor-ranking 2013 Yixing Open and 2015 Xuzhou Open.

Perry reached the final of a Triple Crown tournament for the first time at the Masters in 2017, losing 7–10 to Ronnie O'Sullivan. Perry previously reached the UK Championship semi-finals in 2004 and 2005, and the semi-finals of the World Championship in 2008.[4]

Perry claimed his second ranking title at the 2022 Welsh Open by defeating Judd Trump 9–5 in the final. This made him, at age 47, the second-oldest player to win a ranking title, after Ray Reardon, who was aged 50 when he won his final ranking event in 1982. However, Mark Williams subsequently won the 2023 British Open at age 48, making Perry the third-oldest ranking event winner.[5]

Perry is a commentator for the BBC.

  1. ^ "Joe Perry". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. ^ "WORLD RANKINGS After 2016 Betway UK Championship". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Profile". Sporting Life. 2003. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Joe Perry". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Wonderful Williams Claims Gold In Cheltenham". World Snooker. 1 October 2023. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

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